Guys Inc
Guys Inc

Open source at Guys Inc

Small, sharp, MIT-licensed tools — built for our own use, then given away. Starting with the Linux build of GitHub Desktop that GitHub never shipped.

bash 
# add the signed repo, then install — updates arrive via apt
$ sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings
$ curl -fsSL https://apt.guysinc.pub/guysinc-apt.gpg \
    | sudo tee /etc/apt/keyrings/guysinc-apt.gpg > /dev/null
$ echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/guysinc-apt.gpg] \
    https://apt.guysinc.pub/github-desktop stable main" \
    | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/guysinc-github-desktop.list
$ sudo apt update && sudo apt install github-desktop

Full walkthrough, checksums and the signing-key fingerprint on the install guide.

3.5.0 latest 9 builds 3 architectures GPG signed MIT licensed

Projects

What we've shipped

Everything here is open source, MIT licensed, and maintained because we run it ourselves.

GitHub Desktop for Linux

GitHub doesn't publish a Linux build. This is the actively-maintained community fork — packaged as a GPG-signed apt repository so it installs and updates like any other system package.

v3.5.0deb · rpm · AppImagex86_64 · arm64 · armhfMIT
Install guide → Source → Releases →

archivist

The pipeline that publishes the apt repository above, pulled out into a tool anyone can run. Point it at a directory of .deb files and get a signed apt repository on storage you own — no hosted service, no reprepro to learn.

Pre-releaseGosingle binaryMIT

Not installable yet — the design and decision records are public while the CLI is built.

Source → Roadmap →

More on the way

We open-source the tools that turn out to be useful beyond our own infrastructure. New releases land here as they ship.

Watch on GitHub →

How we ship

Packaged properly, not just posted

Signed, not just uploaded

Every package in the apt repository is GPG-signed, so apt verifies it before installing. Release assets ship with SHA-256 checksums.

F45B B6D3 4D82 EF56 BB97
FBE0 F305 FB33 592B 46C8

Real updates

Because it's a proper repository, new versions arrive through your normal apt upgrade — no re-downloading a .deb by hand every release.

Broad architecture support

Nine builds per release covering x86_64, arm64/aarch64 and armhf/armv7l, in .deb, .rpm and AppImage form.